The Scissor Grinder
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Jefferson David Chalfant (American, 1856–1931). The Scissor Grinder, n.d.. Graphite with ink on paper, sheet: 14 13/16 x 11 5/8 in. (37.6 x 29.5 cm) image: 13 1/4 x 10 in. (33.7 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg, 85.82.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Scissor Grinder
Date
n.d.
Medium
Graphite with ink on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 14 13/16 x 11 5/8 in. (37.6 x 29.5 cm) image: 13 1/4 x 10 in. (33.7 x 25.4 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right of image in graphite: "J D Chalfant"; and upper right of border in ink: "J D Chalfant. Wilmington Id"
Inscriptions
Inscribed lower left of image in graphite: "Peter Schmid.[?] Phila." and "'The Scissor Grinder'", both superimposed over very faint "J D CHALFANT" Inscribed lower left of sheet in ink: "Peter Schmid.[?] [??] / Philadelphia Pa"
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg
Accession Number
85.82.2
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